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Peter McNamara.

Details

Forename Peter
Surname McNamara.
Middle Name
Memorial UpHolland Cenotaph
Age 22
Address 19 Dingle Rd, UpHolland
Parents' Address as above
Township Wigan
Rank Sergeant
Occupation or place of work Coal miner labourer at Pemberton Colliery
Regiment East Lancashire Regiment 6th Batt
Day of Death 1
Month of Death May
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Died of wounds
Place of Burial Basra Memorial, Iraq
Regiment Number 16350
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Peter was 1 of 22 children from his father's 2 wives.
He was a machine gunner.
Formerly 13068 Manchester Regiment.
Awarded MM

Ref: CWGC, Ancestry and UpHolland research